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care and induftry, to try what probable conclufions I 
could draw from that imperfed datum. Corn is 
delivered out by an officer of confideration, and an 
exad regifter kept. 
Before the commencement of the plague^ that was 
in March and April confumption of corn 
was 19000 meafures, called Khilo’s. On its conti- 
nuance and decreafe it diminiffied to lyoooj and on 
its total ceffation, it was found not to amount to 
above 14000. A khilo weighs twenty-two okes. It is 
grounded to eighteen okes of flower. The bakers 
have generally the fecret to make out of this lafl 
quantity twenty-feven okes of bread. They add to 
anoke of flower one of water, befides fomefalt; 
and as their bread is almofl: dough, few of the 
watry particles are exhaled ; and it is thought of the 
befl, if it is not doubled in quantity, when taken out 
of the oven. 
The common people, and even mofl; of the mid- 
dling and eafy, live principally on bread j the for- 
mei with onion, garlick, fruits, or pulfe, accordino^ 
to the lealons ; tlie latter with very fmall portions of 
flefh, or iifh. The more laborious profeffions, as 
labouring men, ftone- cutters, carpenters, &c. eat 
from two to two and a half okes a day ; the other, 
according to the common run of families, compofed 
of men, women, and children, half an oke each j 
lo that the lowed calculation, on a medium, may be 
about an oke and a quarter daily, eaten by each perfon 
at Cbnftantinople. 
^ But Ihould it be thought too much, an oke, which 
IS two pounds three-quarters Engliffi, we may fup- 
pofe 
